Kyoto, Japan
Sagano Bamboo Forest
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
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Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Ridgmont, England
This ancient Bedfordshire church was abandoned when the village's population slowly began migrating to new towns.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Golan
Named for the biblical warrior, the largest castle in Israel actually dates to the Middle Ages.
Palestine
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the ruins of this ancient monastic community.
New Boston, New Hampshire
A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.
Brooklyn, New York
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.
Leiden, Netherlands
A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.
Gao, Mali
The most important and best preserved remnant of West Africa's powerful Songhai Empire.
Milanovac, Serbia
Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Lundin Links, Scotland
A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.
Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Washington, D.C.
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Portland, Oregon
Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Brooklyn, New York
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.